WHAT'S AHEAD: Kicking
off defense of its 2011 Missouri Valley Conference title, the 46th-rated Drake
men's tennis team hosts Creighton on Saturday (March 31) at the Roger Knapp
Tennis Center. The league opener
for the Bulldogs is slated to start at 10:00 a.m.

A LOOK BACK: Drake
finished its week, which included a pair of matches in Texas, with a perfect
4-0 mark. The Bulldogs earned
triumphs against Sacramento State (4-1), SMU (4-3), UMKC (7-0) and Green Bay
(7-0).

Junior Anis Ghorbel (Sfax, Tunisia) led the
charge for Drake posting a 7-0 mark en route to collecting MVC Player of the
Week accolades for the third time this season.

In doubles, Ghorbel and McKie remained perfect, netting 3-0 and 2-0
marks.

IN OUR LAST MEETING: Beginning
its drive to capture its fourth Missouri Valley Conference regular season title
in the last five seasons, then 71st-rated Drake registered the Bulldogs seventh
consecutive victory dispatching Creighton, 7-0, in the league opener for both
schools on March 26, 2011.

Drake set the tone in
the contest sweeping the doubles competition with the 72nd-rated duo of
Mauricio Ballivian and Anis Ghorbel,
8-3, at the No. 1 position.